Advanced Placement European History (APEH) Summer Assignment 2021-2022 Instructor: Maude Irene Stearns – [email protected] Welcome to APEH!!! Prior to this school year students will need to prepare themselves for work comparable to college- level rigor in terms of reading, writing, and learning! To assist you with preparing for APEH, it is recommended that students do the following to prepare. Please feel free to contact me via email over the summer. I will check my email periodically, so feel free to send me a message any time if you run into problems. Notebook and class organization – • Purchase a three-ring binder (1.5” recommended minimum), tab dividers. You will receive many handouts throughout the year, so the ability to organize them is important. • Purchase a spiral notebook (or 2) to use for taking notes from the textbook. This should be used exclusively for this purpose, not shared with any other subject. Maps: There will be a map test the first day of class. You should be able to identify the countries, major rivers and waterways, mountain ranges, and other significant features of European geography. You will be able to retake the test as often as you need to achieve the optimum grade. The following websites provide online quizzes to practice. https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007 https://lizardpoint.com/geography/europe-quiz.php Videos and Documentaries: The majority of this course begins in 1600, well past the Renaissance. However, it is essential that you have a good foundation of the Renaissance in order to understand the progression of modern European history. A small portion of the APEH exam does contain questions from the years 1450-1600. These recommended documentaries will help you with the material. These will probably be blocked from view on school equipment, so you will need to use your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlLQOUnOrZU Tom Richey, The Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntCI3pNOVAI The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance – part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_thY1QLNU The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance – part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDF2KnVuEdE The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance – part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxw34JdSCa0 The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance – part 4 Recommended Reading: • The Prince: This short book by Machiavelli is the widest read/required book assigned on college campuses. It provides great insight into the Renaissance. It is readily available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. There are also online versions if you chose not to purchase it and several copies are available at the SKHS Library. However, having your own copy will allow you to highlight and write notes as you read. It is short, but not too sweet. Also, try not to get bogged down in the details. Read it for the concepts/themes, not the many details.) Textbook: Check out a copy of the textbook from the South Kitsap High School Bookroom. You do not need to wait until your assigned date in August to pick up this book! Use your dedicated spiral notebook for this task. Read chapters 11 and 12 from A History of Western Society. Handwrite detailed outline notes for the first chapter of our textbook using the Chapter Preview Questions that are provided on pages 323 and 357. You may use “Cornell” note taking or “Outline” note taking strategies. These notes will be graded for completeness and will count as a homework grade. Be thorough! Write legibly! Your notes must be handwritten and there must be one set for each chapter. In other words, feel free to go ahead. You will be glad that you did. Make sure you answer the questions after the Primary Sources and Map Questions that accompany the chapters. (See attached samples). A complete reading schedule will be available at the start of school. Refer to it frequently so that you do not fall behind. ∗In case of your absence or school closure, continue with the reading and note taking! The AP Exam is sometime during the first 2 weeks of May (the exact date is not available at this time), and the test date is not flexible! There will be reading quizzes following every chapter. Movies/Novels: An excellent way to bring historical events and people “alive” is to watch movies and read books. I have attached a list of movies that deal with topics that we study. Some of them are rated R, so parental consent might be necessary in order to view some of them. Sample “Outline” Note-Taking Student Name Topic: Chapter 11: The Latter Middle Ages Date APEH Per. I. Prelude to disaster – climate change shapes the late Middle Ages A. Climate change and famine 1. “little ice age”, 1300-1450, follows a period of warmer than usual weather (1000-1300) 2. storms ruin wheat, oat and hay crops which are needed for people and animals a. Great Famine – 1315-1322 b. non-famine years see high prices due to diseases that hit cattle and sheep c. fewer calories leads to increased susceptibility to disease and less energy which reflected on productivity. (↓productivity =↓output =↑prices) B. Social consequences 1. Abandonment of homesteads a. Scottish-English borderlands – vagabonds b. Flanders and eastern England – mortgage, sublease or sell holdings to richer farmers 2. Population decline a. death from famine and disease b. young people move to cities and delay marriage 3. Violence towards rich, Jews, and lepers 4. Impact on trading partners – disease in English sheep affects wool weaving in Flanders and trade with Italy 5. Government response is ineffective a. France – speculators condemned and sale of grain abroad prohibited b. England – speculators condemned and attempt to purchase foreign grain (looted and sold on black market) Sample “Cornell” Note-Taking Student Name Topic: Chapter 11: The Latter Middle Ages Date APEH Per. Important Points: Notes and Questions: Key Concept 11.1 – • “little ice age” (1300-1450), follows a period of warmer than usual weather Explain how climate (1000-1300) change shaped the late • storms ruin wheat, oat and hay crops which are needed for people and Middle Ages animals • Great Famine – 1315-1322 • non-famine years see high prices due to diseases that hit cattle and sheep • fewer calories leads to increased susceptibility to disease and less energy which reflected on productivity. (↓productivity =↓output =↑prices) • Abandonment of homesteads • Scottish-English borderlands – vagabonds • Flanders and eastern England – mortgage, sublease or sell holdings to richer farmers • death from famine and disease decreases population • young people move to cities and delay marriage decreases population • Violence towards rich, Jews, and lepers • Trade with foreign countries is disrupted - disease in English sheep affects wool weaving in Flanders and trade with Italy Key Concept 11.2 – • Government response is ineffective Important Points: Notes and Questions: Vocabulary: Summary of Topic: Great Famine Summary of chapter is written here Black Death Hundred Years’ War representative assemblies Babylonian Captivity Great Schism conciliarists confraternities Jacquerie English Peasants’ Revolt Statue of Kilkenny AP European History Movie List (This is a partial list, there many others) Medieval - Renaissance/Reformation • The Lion in Winter (1968, 134 mins., PG – Katharine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole) • The Return of Martin Guerre (1982, 122 mins., NR – French with English Subtitles - Gerard Depardieu) • Black Death (2010, 102 mins., R – Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Carice van Houten) • Elizabeth (1998, 124 mins., R = Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush) • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, 114 mins., PG-13 – Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush) • Luther (2003, 123 mins., PG-13 – Joseph Fiennes) • Cromwell (1970, 139 mins., G – Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley) • The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965, 138 mins., NR – Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison) • A Man for All Seasons (1966, 120 mins., NR – Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw) • The Wars of the Roses: A Bloody Crown (2002, 200 mins., TV miniseries – Graham McTavish, Robert Whelan) • Lady Jane (1986, 142 mins., PG-13 – Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes) Enlightenment Period/French Revolution • The Madness of King George (1994, 107 mins., PG-13 – Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves) • Amadeus (1984, 160 mins., R == Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham) • Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994, 123 mins., R – Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter) • Danton (1983, 136 mins., PG – Gerard Depardieu) • Les Misérables (1998, (NOT THE MUSICAL, 134 mins., PG-13 – Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush) • Waterloo (1970, 123 mins., G – Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer) • War and Peace (1956, 208 mins., PG – Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer) • A Tale of Two Cities (1958, 117 mins., NR – Dirk Brogarde, Dorothy Tutin) • The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982, 142 min., NR - Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour) 18th - 19th Centuries • The Duchess (2008, 110 mins., PG-13 – Keira Knightly, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper) • Napoleon & Josephine: A Love Story (1987, 285 mins., TV miniseries – Armand Assante, Jacqueline Bisset) • The Mission (1986, 125 mins., PG -- Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro) • The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968, 139 mins., PG-13 – Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud) • Catherine the Great (1996, 100 mins., TV movie – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul McGann) • Amazing Grace (2006, 118 mins., PG – Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon) • Germinal (1993, 160 mins., R,French with English subtitles – Gerard Depardieu) • Modern Times (1936, 87 mins., G – Charlie Chaplin) • Hard Times (1994, 100 mins., TV miniseries – Harriet Walter, Bill Paterson, Alan Bates) • The Young Victoria (2009, 105 mins., PG – Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany) • Gunga Din (1936, 117 mins., NR – Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Victor McLaglen) Russian and Chinese Revolutions • 1984 (1984, 113 mins., R – John Hurt, Richard Burton) • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971, 183 mins., PG – Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman) • The Last Emperor (1987, 163 mins., PG-13 – John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole) • Reds (1981, 195 mins., R – Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Hermann) • Dr.